THE ROLE OF THE RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH IN CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE

Authors

  • Luis Duarte-Gamas Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • António Pereira-Neves Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Department of Biomedicine – Unit of Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • Mariana Fragão-Marques Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Cardiovascular R&D Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Isabel Vilaça Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • João P. Rocha-Neves Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Department of Biomedicine – Unit of Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • José Teixeira Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48750/acv.324

Keywords:

Carotid artery disease, Erythrocyte size determination, Biomarkers

Abstract

Introduction: Carotid disease affects 3-4% of the general population. The association between systemic low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis has led to the study of blood biomarkers, such as red blood cell distribution width – coefficient of variation (RDW-CV), and their role in the pathophysiology and prognosis of carotid artery disease. The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding the relevance of RDW-CV in carotid artery disease. 

Methods: A Medline search was performed in order to identify publications focused on the physiopathology of RDW-CV and its impact in patients with carotid artery disease.

Results: Increased RDW-CV was associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in several studies. It was associated with plaque presence and progression. One study demonstrated an independent association between all-cause and cardiovascular-related mortality in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and increased RDW-CV. 

Conclusion: RDW-CV is a widely available, easy to measure, and low-cost marker that seems to be associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. However, further studies are needed in order to determine its clinical relevance in this setting.

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2020-12-13

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Duarte-Gamas L, Pereira-Neves A, Fragão-Marques M, Vilaça I, Rocha-Neves JP, Teixeira J. THE ROLE OF THE RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH IN CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE. Angiol Cir Vasc [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];16(3):167-70. Available from: https://acvjournal.com/index.php/acv/article/view/324

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2020): September

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Review Article

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